Sue Boyce
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Suzanne Kay "Sue" Boyce (born 15 March 1951 in Brisbane, Queensland), Australian politician, businesswoman and disability advocate, is a member of the Australian Senate
for Queensland. She was selected by the Liberal Party
in Queensland to replace Santo Santoro
in the Senate, and endorsed by the Parliament of Queensland
. She is Queensland's first female Liberal senator since 1984. She was sworn in to the Senate on 8 May 2007.
Senator Boyce was educated at Monash University
from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and has a Masters of Business from the Queensland University of Technology
.
Boyce was the chair of Everhard Industries, a plumbing supplies company founded by her father Alfred Davis, a position which she resigned from after her nomination to the Senate.
She has also been significantly involved in advocacy for the rights of people with disability, particularly children and adults with intellectual disability.
In 2009, she was one of two Liberal
senators to support the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme.
Australian Senate
The Senate is the upper house of the bicameral Parliament of Australia, the lower house being the House of Representatives. Senators are popularly elected under a system of proportional representation. Senators are elected for a term that is usually six years; after a double dissolution, however,...
for Queensland. She was selected by the Liberal Party
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
in Queensland to replace Santo Santoro
Santo Santoro
Santo Santoro , Australian politician, was a Liberal member of the Australian Senate from October 2002 to March 2007, representing the state of Queensland....
in the Senate, and endorsed by the Parliament of Queensland
Parliament of Queensland
The Parliament of Queensland is the legislature of Queensland, Australia. According to the state's constitution, the Parliament consists of the Queen and the Legislative Assembly. It is the only unicameral state parliament in the country, the upper chamber, the Legislative Council, having been...
. She is Queensland's first female Liberal senator since 1984. She was sworn in to the Senate on 8 May 2007.
Senator Boyce was educated at Monash University
Monash University
Monash University is a public university based in Melbourne, Victoria. It was founded in 1958 and is the second oldest university in the state. Monash is a member of Australia's Group of Eight and the ASAIHL....
from where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts and has a Masters of Business from the Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology
Queensland University of Technology is an Australian university with an applied emphasis in courses and research. Based in Brisbane, it has 40,000 students, including 6,000 international students, over 4,000 staff members, and an annual budget of more than A$750 million.QUT is marketed as "A...
.
Boyce was the chair of Everhard Industries, a plumbing supplies company founded by her father Alfred Davis, a position which she resigned from after her nomination to the Senate.
She has also been significantly involved in advocacy for the rights of people with disability, particularly children and adults with intellectual disability.
In 2009, she was one of two Liberal
Liberal Party of Australia
The Liberal Party of Australia is an Australian political party.Founded a year after the 1943 federal election to replace the United Australia Party, the centre-right Liberal Party typically competes with the centre-left Australian Labor Party for political office...
senators to support the Federal Government's emissions trading scheme.